The story is told about a grubby little urchin in the slum, being teased by another boy: “Hah! You say God loves you. Well, if that’s the case, why doesn’t he look after you? Why doesn’t God tell someone to bring you shoes and a warm coat and better food?” The little urchin thought for a moment. Then with tears starting in his eyes, he replied, “I guess he does tell somebody, but somebody forgets…”
Source: Simon Guillbaud, For What It’s Worth, 2006, Oxford: Monarch Books, p.159] [we can’t do everything but friends, we must not do nothing.